Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-24
FIRE COMMISSIONER.
CONTEST FOR APPOINTMENT TO
THE VACANCY.
Governor Waterman Recognizes the
Wishes of the People and APP
points Hon. John We'll.


gress for many weeks between the people
on one hand and the political machine on
the other. for control of the City Fire De-
partment. All good citizens had come to
the conclusion that the proper thing for the
department to do was to devote itself to
the laudable work of e1tinguishing fires,
and not extinguishing the political party
that happened to be outside of its control
The petition given below for the appoint
ment of ex-State Treasurer John We'll,
which includes nearly seven hundred sig
natures, comprising almost every business
house and firm, and many other leading
business men of the city, was presented to
the Governor yesterday morning by a COM
mittee Of prominent citizens. counter
petition containing 135 names was also
presented to the Governor, asking the ap-
pointment of William f. Huntoon, and
was very strongly urged. The Governor
yesterday afternoon, having carefully ex-
amined the petitions, and seeing that the
business public and property-owners I'M
mistakably wished the appointment of Mr..
We'll, appointed him to the vacant Com
missionership. The action of the Governor
in this matter-purely local as it is, but
having more far-reaching importance than
is apparent-fully justifies the faith ex-
pressed in him, that he will be Governor
for the people, and not to advance the
schemes of cliques and rings. Following is
THE PEOPLES PETITION:
To HIS E9cellency the Hon. r. ". Water
man, GovernG etc: We, the undersigned,
business men, citizens and property-owners
of Sacramento, most respectfully petition
that you appoint the Hon. ex-State Treas
urer John We'll to the position of Fire
Commissioner for the city and county of
Sacramento, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of John Conran.
Booth & Co., wholesale merchants !;
Huntington, Hopkins & Co., wholesale
hardware; S. p. Smith. Vice-President,
Frank Miller, Cashier, National Bank of
D; o. Mills & Co., W. r. Strong & CO.,
wholesale produce; A. S. Hopkins, whole
and insurance; Kirk, Geary & Co., whole.
sale druggists L. L. Lewis & Co., stoves,
etc; Felix Tracy, agent Wells. Fargo &
Co.; Jos. Hahn & Co., wholesale druggists;
Ed. r. Hamilton, Cashier Sacramento
Bank Jas. n. Porter, real estate and in
surance; Locke 81 Lavenson, carpets, etc
Stanton, Thomson IL Co., agricultural
implements and hardware; Sacra-
mento Publishing Company; Sher-
man & Parker, insurance; A. A. Van
VOORHEES, & Co, wholesale saddlers w. A.
Felter, real estate insurance: S. Girson Il
Co., wholesale fruit; Az A.Heilbron, hard
ware; A. Conklin, President City Board of
Education; Hall, Luhrs & Co., wholesale
grocers; c. II. Hubbard hardware Baker
& Hamilton, wholesale hardware W H.
N rIaI
Russell merchant; l.. Elkus & Co., whole
sale merchant; Geo. o. Bates, Supervisor !;
Geo. w. Chesley & Co.. wholesale mer-
chants G. r. Daugherty, capitalist Me.
bus IL Co. wholesale grocers Postel &
Schnerr, bottlers Andrew Black. Sacra-
mente Cracker Company; Adams, Mcneil
81 Co., wholesale grocers; @. McCreary &
Co., flour mills; Geo. Schroth & Co.. Pho
nix Mills Pioneer Box Company, by II .
T. Martin ]. H. Roberts, for Sacramento
Transportation Company; Alex. Nelson,
for Root, Nelson x Co; r. II. Wilmington,
Capital Soap Company Bassett e. Milford
Mechanic Mill; Hartwell. Hotchkiss &
Stalker, Sacramento Planning Mills Towies
Bros. & Co, Capital Box Factory :;
O'Neal and Son, wood dealers; Joseph
Steffens President Board of Trade: Albert
Gallatin, managing partner of Huntington,
Hopkins & Co.; Whittier, Fuller & Co.,
wholesale paints, glass etc.; James l. Eel
ter, wholesale dealer in wines and liquors ::
E. L. Green. hardware and farm nipple
ments; George Z. Blue, carriage maker !;
n. 5. Nichols, member Republican CITY
Central Committee; H. Wachhorst, whole
sale jewt ler Warehouse & Lester, whole
sale importers +. Foster & Co., blank
book manufacturers S. Morris. | oois and
stationary; A. NJ. Smith, plumber Klune
& Floberg, jewellers; Gus Lavenson, boots
and shoes ]. Hyman, Jr., jeweler; Fred
Mason, gents furnisher; Fred Kolliker,
druggist; Capitol Furniture Company, by
J. NJ. Avery; Richard Dale, music store
Sweetser q AmsdeD, real estate and insur-
ance; L. E. Avery insurance; L.C.Chandler,
real estate and insurance earle q Croly,
No. 1924 Second street; W J. Irvine liv-
J. L. Chadderton, paint dealer
f. ". Frat capitalist; Peter Fuchs, cigar
H. Winter, merchant G.
w Carey, city railway Markus Graf, tur
ner : NJ. McManus; John NJ. Milliken,
real estate and insurance agent; H. J.
Goethe, real estate agent; w. J. Davis,
4. Forbes, druggist Rail
road Hospital Geo. Gale, law clerk: Lip
man, Weiger & Co., dry goods John Skel-
ton, wood and coal dealer; Grove L. John
son, attorney at-law; Albert NJ. Johnson,
attorney at-law L. P. Gilman, merchant;
John Gruhler merchant: Reeves & Long
f. Hebron. butcher Chas.
II. Holmes. engrayer; W. B. Hamilton.
County Clerk Frank ?. Royster, Deputy
County Clerk; l.. S. Taylor. Nineteenth
Assembly District: Charles FL Denton. in
surance; w. A. Henry, attorney at law
]. w. Clarke, foreman S. P. shops; John
Macarthur, railroad shops; ,Jabez Turner,
foreman railroad shops; B. Kelley, engi-
neer, Sacramento; John G. Miller, c. Z.
Supply Department; NJ. A Baxter, fore
man foundry S. P. Co; Matt. Flynn, assist
ant foundry, S. p. Co.; Ira G. Shaw, fore
man pattern department S. 7. Co; S. Uren,
blacksmith shop S. z. Co.; Phil. Douglas,
foreman repairs S. 2. Co.; J. A. Cunning
ham, boiler and iron works; l. d. Tate, real
estate owner; r. ]. Burns, manager Sacra-
mento Glass and Crockery Co.; +. c..
Knauer, Pacific Brewery; D. NJ. Cooper,
with ]. f. Cooper S. Scion Holl, attorney
at-law; John j. West, attorney-at-la c.
Fl. Cummings, cashier S. Il 2. r., Z. and
Merrill e. Stetson, wholesale
hardware dealers; NJ. w. Wilder, train dis
patcher; s. A. Wolfe, Photographic artist;
r. 0ppenhe1m, capitalist; w. Christ, bar
Der; Geo. Cooper, SIG X street, market; Z.
NJ. w. Holden, wholesale, confectioner;
Edward Dieter1e, hotel; Jas. s. Watson.
clerk S. P. a; Houston & Co., employment
office Timothy Lee, Deputy Sheriff;
Geo. f. Kuchler, bakery; f. J. Kuchler,
bakery; B. f. Johnson, merchant; l.. r.
Harris, merchant; l. P. Eldred, State
House; B. F. Howard, County Superin-
tendent of Schools J. A. Woodson S. E.
Il. r. Dray, State Senator;
II. Weinrich 65 Co, merchants; H. Vein
rich, wholesale merchant 4. Rankin,
merchant; S. 3. Slight, salesman; Sam.
merchant; Samuel Nathan q Co.
A. Dennery & Co.. merchants;
NJ. Arenz; H. w. Bragg, hardware, lum-
ber etc; John Haub, Fishers restaur-
ant; H. Fisher & Co, confectioners j.
II. Sullivan, real estate agent; Joseph
Wiseman, real estate and insurance; L.
Klebitz, capitalists; II. Hansche, insurance
agent; Philip Scheld, Sacramento Brew
cry; WeinsIock IL Lubin, general mer-
j. G. Davis. merchant; NJ.
Arnold, restaurant; King & Freund, butch
ers H. G. May d Co., fruit shippers and
retailers; o. n. Cronkte; Herzog e. 0dell,
wholesale butchers; James McNasser,
capitalist: Brown Bros, carriage and
wagon makers; VIM. Z. Wise. hay
store; Mohr d york, butchers and
packers; f. Rustahler, brewery; E. NJ.
Judge &, Co.. Chris. Zimmerman, grocer
George Lonney John Donahue, grocer;
D;lo,, ,rooar. Gao dow,